Tanina Carrabotta

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Tanina Carrabotta is a graduate of Emerson College of Performing Arts. She is a life long actor, dancer, and a world traveler. She would like to share her knowledge of art and culture with the community.

Stories by Tanina Carrabotta

There is a long tradition of a family dance in Cambridge. You will learn about the ancient history of dance when you study with Boston Lykeion Ellinidon, a greek dance group. Circle dances are the world's oldest form of dance.

I am a lifelong dancer and resident of Cambridge for 17 years. I have been lucky to be a part of some amazing dance communities. For me, the word community means family. The best dance teachers create a family of dancers. Most dancers will spend months of hard work and sweat on a routine. What we get out of it is friendship, and the excitement to perform for the festival. Some of the surprises of the day were a group of senior dance acrobats from the group Dance'n Feet.

Your safari begins just outside the Alewife T station, a stark concrete structure covered in graffiti, next to a noisy highway. You wouldn't believe that another world awaits you on the other side of the station. Bunnies play tag. Mommy duck takes care of her babies. A graceful swan dances a ballet. These are just a few of the 50 species you'll find at the wildlife sanctuary. This place is a photographer's dream. Each day there was something new and exciting to take a photo of. I will be back with seasonal updates.

Cantabrigians are always trying to find a way to get away from stress. Instead of yoga or tai chi classes, why not take a labyrinth walk? It's a great way to practice walking meditation. Best of all, it's free.

I found the Harvard Semitic Museum by accident while walking behind the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. I saw the free admission sign and was surprised by the ancient treasures I found inside. Semitic is the word for languages and cultures of the ancient near east. You can see artifacts from the Israelite, Phoenician, Egyptian, Aramaean, Babylonian, Arab and many more cultures.

See Cereus, a huge starfish shaped parachute balloon created by Otto Piene.

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies. A highlight of the exhibit is Cereus, a large, out of this world parachute balloon, shaped like a starfish with long moving arms.
The twin star balloons, Cereus and Paris, were a part of a sky art exhibit in 2011. Many gathered at MIT's Killian Court during its 150th anniversary to see the stars float into the night sky.